AFTER: The new homeowners updated the all the colours, and repeated the spicy red on the front door.
BEFORE: My clients hired me to subdue the blue! Renovations included new roof, gutters and siding as the back of the house was yellow vinyl. Using the rockery for inspiration, we found a shade of grey that did the trick. Red was chosen as an accent colour that the clients fell in love with.
- FRESH PAINT will always be the most reasonable and best return on investment for a renovation. Of course poor colour choices can affect the bottom line, so make sure your colour scheme relates in some way to your fixed elements like the stone or roof colours. This may be worth getting professional advice on. Your front door is about the only place for your ‘favourite’ colour, but if it is a strong colour like hot pink for instance, be prepared to paint a classic colour when it is time to sell.
- PLANTS "right plant, right place" is key, consider mature size and plant form when landscaping and if you are not sure, get help from a landscape specialist. Trim overgrown plants particularly the ones in front of windows or hire a professional, especially for tree pruning.
- BARK MULCH to top dress garden beds (on the West Coast, I recommend 2" of composted black conditioning mulch) to create a neat tidy appearance. The added benefit: you won’t have to weed or water as much in the summer. This is a super tip to make your landscape beds look high end.
Always weed before applying the bark mulch. Composted or conditioning bark mulch (as it also may be described as) is a great way to suppress weeds, and help conserve moisture. Apply 2 to 3" thick, keeping mulch away from the crown or stem of the plant.
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